Topic3Lesson3TheCrusades

The Crusades

Guiding Questions

• Why did Europeans launch the Crusades?

• How did the Crusades lead to increased persecution of Jews, Muslims, and Christians?

• What were the lasting social economic effects of the Crusades?

The First Crusade

• Why Did the Pope Call for a Crusade?

• The Crusader's Creed

• The First Crusade Begins

Multiple Choice

Why did people join the crusades?

• It sounded like fun

• They were afraid

• To free the holy land

• To convert people to Christianity

Second and Third Crusades

• Second Crusade

• Third Crusade

Multiple Choice

Why might the Third Crusade be considered a failure?

• Jerusalem remained in Muslim hands.

• It was organized by England, France, and Germany.

• Saladin signed a truce with Richard.

• Saladin had no respect for Richard.

The Fourth and Later Crusades

• Crusaders Loot Constantiople

• The Final Crusades

• The Muslim View

Multiple Choice

What was the lasting impact of the Fourth Crusade?

• The Holy land remained Muslim.

• Looting of Christian cities.

• Supported the poor

• Caught Muslims off guard.

How Did Religious Persecution Arise?

• Attacks on Jewish Communities

• Crusades Against the Heretics

• The Inquisition Begins

Multiple Choice

Why were Jewish communities targeted during the Crusade?

• They were friends with Muslims.

• They were heretics.

• They refused to convert to Christianity.

• They refused to leave the land.

What Were the Effects of the Crusades?

• Seeing a Wider World

• Trade with the East Increases

• Cultural Exchange Grows

Multiple Choice

Why did Italian cities benefit from the Crusades?

• They helped win the battles.

• They closed trade routes.

• They helped Muslims preserve trade routes.

• They were able to supply the crusaders with goods.

Quiz Time

Read each question carefully. Determine the best answer to the question from the four answer choices provided.

Multiple Choice

The main purpose of the Crusades was to

• drive Muslims out of Spain.

• conquer the Byzantine empire.

• repel a Turkish invasion of Europe.

• win back control of the Holy Land.

Multiple Choice

In the Middle Ages, who would have been considered a heretic by the Church?

• a European knight who did not join the Crusades

• a Christian who did not follow accepted Church teachings

• a Muslim who fought against Christian crusaders in Jerusalem

• a Jew who refused to convert to Christianity

Multiple Choice

What happened when a person faced the Inquisition?

• The person promised service as a monk.

• The person’s fitness to join a crusade was tested.

• The person’s beliefs were investigated.

• The person agreed to give up all worldly goods.

Multiple Choice

How did the knights of the Fourth Crusade violate the original purpose of the Crusades?

• They attacked Constantinople.

• They lost control of Jerusalem.

• They persecuted European Jews.

• They harassed Christian pilgrims.

Multiple Choice

What was one way that Europeans benefited from increased contact with the Muslim world during the Crusades?

• They were able to regain permanent control of Jerusalem.

• They gained new tolerance for different religions.

• They won control of trade routes in the Middle East.

• They rediscovered the learning of ancient Greece and Rome.